People are sick of the traffic and will live closer to where they work and intown neighborhoods are more in the direction of revitalization , than the other direction. 

Walk through together to make sure.Always get backup contractors because they get sick, die, leave you etc.Make sure contractor has his name or company on the permitCheck real estate commission for licenses of realtorsCheck secretary of state to make sure contractor is licensedIf you have mold, asbestos, radon make sure the contractor is certified to remove it.General contractors do not like to work with subs that they do not chooseProject manager can not have too much going on or else they will neglect youMake sure you get the general contractor sign over a document regarding he will be responsible for paying subs because you do not want his subs to turn around and sue you because they say he did not pay themGet the names and phone numbers of all subsRecord all phone calls. 

I've very happy with my progress and I have a renter moving in June 1st at market rent, she said it's the nicest apartment she's ever seen in our area, most apartments are super plain like it was when I started.

Reasonable exceptions are made for things completely beyond your control, like a job relocation or sick family member, but "I wanted more money!"

I am sick of it.

In my experience any agent that has asked me to sign an agreement, I ended up having to cancel because they were not competent or just plain lazy.

My wife and I just have a few small rentals --plain vanilla single family homes and one condo.  

Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick.

Good tenants, good management and avoiding flood plains can certainly can make the rental business much more pleasant, profitable and with very little effort on your part so renting certainly does have significant benefits. 

Every three or six months there's magically a seasoned 25% down plus needed PITI reserves, ready for the next purchase, sitting in a plain old boring Wells Fargo checking account without a lot of activity on those two months of bank statements I ask for.They write offers that end in 888, or want me to tweak their loan amount down so the base loan amount is $XXX,888.